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Description -
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This chart shows the past years' spreads shifted to the current season.
Instructions -
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Pick the commodities and the months. The contracts are aligned so that Commodity 1 expires before Commodity 2. For example, if Dec corn versus Mar corn are selected, the following alignment results:
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Dec Corn_1994 / Mar Corn_1995
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Dec Corn_1995 / Mar Corn_1996
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Dec Corn_2003 / Mar Corn_2004
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If the months are switched, a different alignment results:
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Mar Corn_1995 / Dec Corn_1995
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Mar Corn_1996 / Dec Corn_1996
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Mar Corn_2003 / Dec Corn_2003
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Select the position. If Commodity 1 is long, then Commodity 2 is short, and vice-versa.
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Select the numbers of contracts.
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Enter the unit moves if these are different than the contracts you are trading (these inputs display
only for intercommodity spreads).
- Select the spreads to include in the chart.
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If you want to:
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Example:
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Using a Mouse and Keyboard:
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| Select multiple items which are contiguous (next to each
other)... |
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Hold down the SHIFT key and click on the top and bottom choices of the range of your selection.
All choices in between will be selected. |
| Select multiple items which are non-contiguous (not
next to each other)... |
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Hold down the CTRL key (COMMAND key for Apple Macintosh) and click on all your selections. Click again to de-select any choice. |
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Press "Get Chart". There's a lot of data to download, so be patient.
This is a limited set of commodities available to nonsubscribers. Subscribers can access data for over 40 commodities.
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